Illustration of Karnataka cabinet portfolio allocation with Priyank Kharge as new Home Minister.
Illustration of Karnataka cabinet portfolio allocation with Priyank Kharge as new Home Minister.
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Priyank Kharge gets Home Ministry, Shivakumar retains Finance and key portfolios

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Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar allocated cabinet portfolios on Thursday. Priyank Kharge was made Home Minister while Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara was given the Revenue Department.

Chief Minister D K Shivakumar retained Finance, Cabinet Affairs, Personnel and Administrative Reforms and Intelligence. Priyank Kharge received the Home portfolio along with IT and BT Departments. Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son Yathindra Siddaramaiah was allotted Urban Development. K J George retained Energy and was also given Tourism. Krishna Byre Gowda was assigned Greater Bengaluru Development while Ramalinga Reddy became Irrigation Minister. Some ministers retained earlier portfolios whereas Eshwar Khandre was given Rural Development and Panchayat Raj.

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Initial reactions on X mostly consist of neutral announcements and detailed lists of the Karnataka cabinet portfolio allocations. A few posts express skepticism about Priyank Kharge receiving the Home Ministry and opposition criticism questioning the cabinet's independence from former CM Siddaramaiah.

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